Francisco Medina
Head Of Advanced Analytics at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
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Top SchoolFrancisco Medina is a mathematician-turned-data scientist with a decade of experience leading advanced analytics initiatives across academia and industry in Chile. Currently Head of Advanced Analytics at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, he blends rigorous mathematical training (MSc and Civil Mathematical Engineering) with practical production experience in forecasting, risk scoring, NLP, and Azure-based automation from roles at Walmart, Itaú, and Grupo Security. He has a strong teaching and mentorship background—lecturing and designing curricula while co-advising applied predictive projects—which informs his emphasis on standards, reproducibility, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Known for turning complex statistical methods into actionable business insights, he also brings hands-on experience building models for insurance, retail assortment, demand planning, and university diagnostics. An understated asset is his sustained commitment to pedagogical innovation, reflected in multiple teaching diplomas and a public portfolio showcasing applied projects.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diplomado en Estrategias Metodológicas y Evaluativas para la Formación Laboral, Diplomado en Estrategias Metodológicas y Evaluativas para la Formación Laboral at Universidad de ChileMagíster en Ciencias, Mención Matemática, Magíster en Ciencias, Mención Matemática at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa MaríaDiplomado en Docencia Universitaria, Diplomado en Docencia Universitaria at Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria
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Github Skills (46)
python10
data-science10
shieldsio10
pandas10
manipulation10
knitr10
frame10
bookdown10
data-analysis10
r9
rstudio9
data-manipulation9
dataframes9
science9
data-structures9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
fralfaro/python4ds-book
Aug 2022 - Feb 2023
Python Data Science Handbook: full text in Jupyter Notebooks
Contributions:24 commits, 11 pushes in 6 months
pythonsciencedata-sciencejupyter-notebookfull-text
fralfaro/ds_blog
Jul 2021 - Mar 2022
Personal Data Science Blog
Contributions:2 PRs, 407 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
pythonsciencedata-sciencepersonal-datamachine-learning
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